Ikata unit starts commercial operation

Ikata unit starts commercial operation

Shikoku Electric Power Co. President Hayato Saeki (L) meets with Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura at the prefectural office in the southwestern Japan city of Matsuyama on Sept. 8, 2016, to report that the No. 3 reactor at the utility's Ikata plant has started commercial operation. Currently, three reactors, including the Ikata unit, are operating in Japan after passing tougher safety checks introduced in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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